Considering a #PhD and have an interest in research at the intersection of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) and Social Justice? Consider applying for the doctoral program at CSU School of Social Work in the CSU College of Health and Human Sciences and help Dr. Shelby McDonald launch the RISE HAI (Research for Inclusion, Social Justice, and Equity in HAI) Lab. Current topics they're exploring address the intersection of HAI, human health and wellbeing (e.g., identity-based stressors, substance use, mental health), and animal welfare. To learn more, feel free to email her at shelby.e.mcdonald@colostate.edu

https://lnkd.in/gh25cjQC #HumanAnimalInteraction #SocialWork #PhDProgram

Graduate Student Position @ Purdue University: Human-Animal Interaction

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 Posted 09-27-2024

Description 

A position is available for a highly motivated graduate student with Dr. Leanne Nieforth at the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. The research program will focus on biopsychosocial outcomes of human-canine and human-equine interactions. The successful applicant will be involved in experimental design, data collection and analysis, and scientific writing. The applicant will work closely with collaborators and will mentor undergraduate research assistants.  

Qualifications & Skills  

PhD opportunity @ University of Manchester Metropolitan University

Dog behavior & AI funded by dogs trust

Apply here: link

"A great fully funded PhD opportunity in partnership with Dogs Trust! If you’re into AI and dog behaviour and want to work on a project which could have a considerable impact on dog welfare and with a great supervisory team from Manchester Metropolitan Uni- this PhD may be for you." - originally posted here

Project advert

Ph.D. Opening in Dingo Ecology & Behavior with Dr. Bradley Smith @ CQUniversity

$36,000 AUS annually

LINK TO APPLY

A PhD opportunity exists in the study of dingo ecology, behaviour and cultural importance for an independent and self-motivated Australian domestic postgraduate student with a 1st Class honours degree in the biological or social sciences. The proposed project will focus on the wartarji (dingo) residing in the Great Sandy Desert (GSD) region of Western Australia.

The three main aims and outcomes of the funded study include:

1. To learn about the population dynamics, diet, genetics, and movements of dingoes within the GSD.

Dog Vision Research Team @ U Wisconsin Madison

Lab Manager, PhD, Postdoc positions

1. Research intern: We will have an opening for a research intern position starting between May and July of 2025 (dates flexible). The position is available for 1 – 2 years, but longer term extension is possible for the motivated applicant. Applicants should hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and be approved to work in the United States. The closing date for applications will be December 5th, 2024.

2. Graduate student researcher (MS/PhD). The Mowat lab is interested to hear from graduate student applicants motivated to work with sensory and/or cognitive outcome measures in dogs. Direct program admission is available to suitable candidates. Potential applicants should reach out with questions to Dr. Mowat.

4. Postdoctoral research scholar: A residency trained veterinary ophthalmologist is sought for a generously funded 2-year fellowship in the Mowat Lab. See the COHA…

PhD position in social determinants of health of pet food ownership @ university of Florida

Dr. Jennifer W. Applebaum is seeking a PhD student to join her research team in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida. The position is fully funded and the candidate would earn a PhD in Public Health with a concentration in either One Health or Social and Behavioral Sciences. The research focus is on the intersection of pet ownership/human-animal bond and the social determinants of health. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gXZhbrtr

Joining the Team

Dr. Applebaum is currently seeking PhD students in both the Environmental and Global Health Department and the Social and Behavioral Sciences program.

• Environmental and Global Health at UF PHHP

• PhD in Public Health, One Health concentration

Tufts PhD Student Position in Human - Animal Interaction

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/megan-k-mueller-024a9279_come-join-our-team-we-will-be-accepting-acti

Come join our team! We will be accepting applications for a PhD student to join our lab in fall 2024. 

The PhD student will be enrolled in the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Biomedical Sciences PhD program with a focus on human-animal interaction. This position will support our National Institutes of Health-funded (R01) research study assessing the role of dogs in supporting teenagers with social anxiety. 

The PhD student will join our growing team at the Pets and Well-Being (PAW) Lab, which is housed in the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy, providing the opportunity for interdisciplinary collaborations and professional networking. 

PhD Position Fall 2024. Brown Dog Lab

Deadline, Dec. 1, 2023

Dr. Daphna Buchsbaum's comparative cognition group, the Brown Dog Lab, is seeking PhD students to apply for the fall 2024 cycle. Learn more about her lab by visiting the links below. Applicants would apply via the Brown Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences Department.

Please contact Dr. Buchsbaum's team if you are interested.

HTTP://sites.brown.edu/browndoglab/

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PhD position at the Clever Dog Lab in Vienna, Austria

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VAcrZ6B21Kr7h0rpMWsGdPh_A2r8qZBU/view?usp=drivesdk

We are seeking qualified applicants for a fully funded three-year doctoral project on dogs’ socio-cognitive abilities, particularly focusing on their sensitivity to human intentions and communicative signals, based within the unit of Comparative Cognition at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna.

Deadline: All electronic applications received by September 30th, 2023 will be considered.

Contact: Dr. Christoph Völter (mailto:Christoph.Voelter@vetmeduni.ac.at)

Domestication Lab Vienna

Ph.D. Position.

Applications Due 31.08.2023

Original Link

Salaries are according to the standards of Austrian basic science funds. The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna promotes the employment of women in fields of work in which they are underrepresented and therefore encourages qualified women to apply to this opening.